The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-03-25

tiOn was held at Cedar Rapids, Ia
HOUSE bill to increase the Goveronr's
salary to $1,000 year was passed by the
Ohio Senate on the 10th.
THE National Opera Company is in COL
tinued financial trouble. most of the
principal singers being behind with their
salaries.
CANADIANS contemplate inviting a crack
regiment of militia from the United States
to participate in the celebration of the
Queens ju bilee.
THE captain of the British Prince sighted
the racing ocean yacht Dauntless on the
morning of the 14th.
A FIRM of architects in Washington
have been awarded the prize competition
of artists and architects all over the world
for a monument to the City of Mexico, to
commemorate the war in which Mexico
became an independent nation. It is to be
of Mexican marbles and bronze to cost
$500, 900.
THE Russian press is aising large cash
contributions from public subscriptions
for the families of the insurgents recently
executed in Bulgaria.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in Cairo to secure
the release of Zobehr Pasha, transported
in 1885 for alleged treason, and since
State prisoner at Gibraltar.
THE weekly report of the Commissioner
of Pensions show that during the week
ending March u there were received at
his Office 6,355 applications for pensions;
2, 154 cases were disposed of during the
week, leaving total of 296, ,286 cases pend
ing
INSTRUCTIONS have Been issued to the
superintendents of the life-saving dis
tricts, embracing the lakes, to man their
stations and put them in operation at the
opening of navigation. Stations in the.
lower districts will begin operations April
l, and the others between that date and
the 18th proximo.
A DISPATCH from Summerville, s. c.,
says that an earthquake shock was felt
at six o'clock on the evening of the 18th,
which was the worst that has occurred in
two months. 1t caused some excitement,
because it was Thought to be severe
enough to do the town some damage.
THE Political Correspondence says the
Turkish Government has warned the But.
garian Government of protected rebel
ious movement from RoumeIia under
Captain Nabokof, with band of armed
Montenegrins. - r.
1T is the general opinion in New York
railway circles that the Baltimore q OHIO
dicker is fully cOnsummated,- but for the
present the names are held under injunc-
among the Atter being Henry w. Grady
! of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
DURING the past week 5000, OO0 have been
| shipped to the assistant treasurer in New
! York, and 5000 600 to the assistant treas
urer at Chicago to meet whatever demand
may be made for notes of small denomina4
| tions Most of the shipments were in SD
SO and IS silver certificates and United
| States notes. The treasury is also issu
/ ing 81 and 81 silver certificates at the rate
! Of $50, 600 a day.
STEAMERS arriving at New York and
| other Atlantic, ports report passing large
numbers of icebergs and immense fields
of ice, which extend much further south
| than usual.
The recent theatrical ventures of Lord
Lonsdale have so drawn upon his re-
! sources as to impel him to sell at auction
the celebrated collection of pictures and
procelains at Lowther Castle.
THE Treasury Department has directed
that the issue of one and two dollar silver
| certificates be resumed at the New York,
Philadelphia. and Boston sub-trea suries.
On the 18th ten MormOns were released
from the Detroit (Mich.) house of correc-
! tiOn. They had been sent from Idaho on
cumulative sentences, which have been
| decided by the United States Supre me
Court to be Illegal
THERE is at present in circulation in the
| United States of United States and Ma
tional bank notes and silver certificates
! ones twos and hves-standard dollars and
| fractional silver, S333 80, 0GO. A goodly
array of small change.
| A TEAM of Canadian criclxeters will
| visit Great Britain the coming summer
! and play a series of matches.
! THE National Fish Commission are to
| make an effort to restoclz the American
] coast waters with halibut.
| As a reason for the delay in the appoint
/ ment of Secretary of the Treasury, it is
limited that The President may still bo
dickering with Speaker Carlisle.
/ E. A. PERRY cables to the Boston HeraL3
that precedence in the British Commons
/ is definitely settled in favor of the CO.
| erciOn bill over the new Land bill.
| OBJECTIONS are being made to the plans
| for reconstruction of the old st. Louis
I pOst-office, it being regarded as a mistake
! to turn it simply into a warehouse, when
more office roem is needed for Federal Of
/ ficials.